Table 5.

Time distribution in harvesting operation of conventional and mid-size combines.

Mean time	Conventional Combine		Mid-size Combine		p value	Difference%
	Average (h/ha)	% Total time	Average (h/ha)	% Total time
Effective Time	0.78 ± 0.08 §	60.00%	1.36 ± 0.180	71.69%	0.00258***	-11.69
Cornering time	0.11 ± 0.005	8.28%	0.06 ± 0.005	3.05%	0.00361**	+5.23
Reverse time	0.10 ± 0.031	7.20%	0.11 ± 0.011	5.79%	0.0356*	+1.41
Dumping time	0.31 ± 0.030	23.10%	0.36 ± 0.052	18.95%	0.0423*	+4.15
Others	0.04 ± 0.007″	2.50%	0.01 ± 0.041	0.52%	0.1872 ns	+1.98
Total time	1.33 ± 0.095	100.00%	1.9 ± 0.121	100.00%	-----	0.00

***Significant at α = 0.001, **Significant at α = 0.01, *significant at α = 0.05 and ns = not significant.

§ At 95% confidence interval.

” Others” means operator time and maintenance time.